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Certificate in Management of Nonprofit Organization

WHAT IS THE CERTIFICATE IN MANAGEMENT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS?

(Please note: this certificate program is not currently accepting new applications)

The Certificate Program in Management of Nonprofit Organizations in the Department
of Political Science and Public Administration at The University of Toledo is intended
both for professionals already working or volunteering in the nonprofit sector, and
for students without professional experience who seek to prepare themselves for nonprofit
careers.

The program requires five courses from the Department of Political Science and Public
Administration, Marketing, and related areas.

Prerequisite:

Principles of Public Administration (PSC 3420) or equivalent, or permission of Program
Director.

Required courses: (four)

Management of Nonprofit Organizations (PSC 5410)

Budgeting and Financial Administration (PSC 5440)

Public Personnel Administration (PSC 5430)

Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations (MKTG 5170), or

Marketing Systems (MKTG 5410)

And one appropriate elective chosen with permission of the Director of the MPA Program
from the following departments: Political Science and Public Administration, Accounting,
Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Education Administration and Supervision,
Public Health, Human Resource Management, Information Operations and Technology Management,
or Research and Measurement, Department of Foundations of Education.

WHY GET A CERTIFICATE IN MANAGEMENT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS?

The fundamental organizational and management principles provided by this program
can be used by leaders in the nonprofit sector to strengthen both their systems and
service delivery and to prepare students to lead and administer nonprofit organizations
as paid staff, directors, board members, philanthropists or volunteers in human service,
cultural, educational, religious and community organizations. In addition, students
in the MPA and other graduate programs can use their elective hours to earn this certificate.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Course requirements in the program must be completed within a three-year period.

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0.

The certification can be completed independently of a regular graduate degree program,
such as the Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Masters of Public Administration
(MPA), Masters of Public Health (MPH), or as part of a graduate degree program. Students
seeking to complete the certificate within a regular graduate degree program must
first meet all the standards for admission to that program.